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Music
New Tennessee law aims to protect musicians from generative AI
by
Matt Levin
Mar 28, 2024
Tennessee, home to the capital of country music, became the first state to target the unauthorized use of AI to replicate musicians’ voices.
Oscar winner "The Last Repair Shop" explores the costs of repairing musical instruments
by
Ellen Rolfes
Mar 11, 2024
“The Last Repair Shop” focuses on the people who maintain the 140,000 musical instruments owned by Los Angeles Unified School District public schools.
Why Universal is calling time out on TikTok
Feb 1, 2024
The video platform and the music company couldn't agree on terms for renewing their contract. Some of the fallout will hit video creators.
What the Rollings Stones, Dolly Parton and others teach us about the economic benefits of aging
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 5, 2023
It pays to play on as you age.
Hip-hop at 50: How did entrepreneurs in the genre get their start?
Aug 11, 2023
Hip-hop artists are some of today’s most prominent entrepreneurs. They have fashion lines, alcohol brands and endorsement deals. But, in the beginning, the genre’s musical talent had to find their own way to break into the industry.
Independent musician says the touring industry is a “rollercoaster”
Aug 8, 2023
Sarah King, an independent musician, is currently on tour. But the steps getting to this moment have been challenging.
At 50, hip-hop has grown into an economic giant
Aug 4, 2023
The genre is celebrated across the world and has permeated many facets of American society, creating wealth in the process.
For public good, not for profit.
The economic anthem of the moment depends on how you read the data
Aug 1, 2023
Fewer workers are quitting their jobs and employers are hiring less. So are we in for "Wheel in the Sky" or "Bad Moon Rising"?
Hip-hop traces its roots to economic hard times
by
Nova Safo
Mar 15, 2023
An exhibit at New York City's Fofografiska museum spotlights how poverty and inequality in the 1970s helped create the genre.
A window into LA's budding scene for Latin vinyl records
by
Jarrett Dang
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 9, 2023
At Sonido del Valle in Boyle Heights, owner Rene Perez said Latin vinyl records are the main attraction, not just another section.